"Now that Xavier's made a move, Miller Jewels won't survive. Why don't you pull out now to avoid more losses?" Stephen asked without raising his head. "If you give up on Miller Jewels and want something else, I can give it to you. If you're really interested in jewelry, I can—"Yvonne chuckled bitterly and pulled her hand away. "You're telling me to give up too?""Maybe this was a mistake from the start. Why do you want to keep going down this path? You could use this opportunity to—""Forget it." Yvonne cut him off again. "Thank you for telling me about Fletcher and Xavier's relationship. I'll forget everything else you said." She pulled out a gold needle and warned, saying, "You should shut up now if you don't want it to hurt. I can't guarantee how steady my hand is."Stephen's brows furrowed, but he didn't say anything else. The two of them remained silent for the rest of the session, both of their minds fully occupied. Yvonne squeezed the needle in her palm, fighting to keep her te

Yvonne didn't have a mask on tonight, openly showing off her scar. The dim lighting did nothing to conceal her powerful aura. While she wore a smile on her face, her alluring red lips made people's hair stand on end, drawing attention away from her ruined flesh.At that moment, one could call her an enchanting witch.Kayla was caught off guard for a moment before her face darkened. "What are you doing here? I never invited you.""Mr. Robinson did." Yvonne turned her attention to Xavier, her smile deepening. "Didn't you, Mr. Robinson?"While Xavier had expected her to look for him, he'd never imagined that it would be now. He smiled and played along. "That's right. You're just in time for the cake, Ms. Miller.""Thanks, but I'll have to refuse." Yvonne planted herself between the couple and passed Kayla a bag. "This is Mr. Robinson's gift to you."Kayla was puzzled. She was already holding Xavier's present, so why was there another one? And more importantly, why was Yvonne the one passi

Yvonne had just left the compound when she remembered that she couldn't drive after drinking, so she hailed a cab by the roadside. From the rearview mirror, Yvonne spotted Xavier running after her cab as soon as she left, his desperate expression amusing her. With the night breeze brushing her face, she slowly shut her eyes. Surprisingly, she didn't feel happy at all, even though she'd thought that getting revenge would've made her happy. Suddenly, Stephen's words from last night came to mind, and she frowned without realizing it. She didn't feel like going back to the villa now. Yvonne pulled out her phone and asked Rachel for her address. Sleeping over at her friend's house seemed like a much better option than going home to see Stephen's poker face. Rachel quickly sent her address over and asked, "Did you get into a fight with Mr. Anderson? My, you're too old to run away from home."Yvonne didn't bother explaining. Instead, she mimicked Rachel's reply. "Are we still besties?" Aft

When Yvonne woke up the next morning, the first thing she saw was Rachel wearing a face mask, inches away from her face. Yvonne immediately jolted up, all traces of sleep vanishing. "Rachel Turner! Are you trying to give me a heart attack?""I heard your phone ringing a few times." Rachel raised Yvonne's phone and grinned impishly. "So I used your fingerprint to unlock it and figure out what's going on between you and Mr. Anderson.""This is an invasion of privacy." Yvonne snatched her phone and put on a fierce expression. "Our friendship is over if you ever do that again!""Aww… I was just looking out for you. You wouldn't tell me no matter how much I asked last night, so what choice did I have?" Rachel stretched herself out beside Yvonne and blinked innocently. "Do you feel better after a night's rest?""I wasn't in a bad mood to begin with." Dodging Rachel's eye, Yvonne checked her phone and saw the missed calls and unread messages from Tabitha. Yet there was nothing from that idi

Knowing that she couldn't hide the truth from her friend, Rachel nodded. "Mm-hmm. We started dating last week. He's younger than me, and he debuted recently through a talent show. His name is Dexter Craig. You better keep this a secret." Rachel made a shushing gesture. "Dexter's just starting his career, so he'll be in huge trouble if people find out he's dating."Yvonne couldn't care less about the entertainment industry. All she cared about was Rachel. "When did the two of you meet?" "We met when we were filming the talent show. He asked for my number, and we chatted for some time. We seem to have good chemistry." Rachel responded shyly, smiling and blushing like a teenage girl in love. "Gosh! He's so hot!" Rachel flipped through her gallery and showed a picture to Yvonne. "God, you don't know how nice it is to have a pretty boy!"Yvonne glanced at the image and saw a slender young boy with a pretty face. However, his body seemed more skinny than lean. "It's alright," Yvonne respond

"Do you think I should help her?" Stephen retorted. "Don't forget that I'm merely a blind man right now. What power do I have? The only thing I can do is persuade her to give up."The word "blind" stung Stanley badly. He lowered his eyes and murmured hoarsely, "I'm so sorry, Stephen. If I hadn't…" Five years ago, Stephen had been returning from Stanley's birthday banquet when he met with an accident. Since then, Stanley had never celebrated his birthday. He couldn't help but feel apologetic, thinking that the accident wouldn't have happened if he hadn't celebrated his birthday, and Stephen wouldn't have lost his vision. Stanley bit back the rest of his thoughts, but Stephen knew what his friend was thinking. Stephen frowned. "It's not your fault."The accident was far too odd. Although it was eventually reported as an accident, it was obvious that someone had intentionally planned it. Stephen was already their target, so the accident would've happened eventually even if it hadn't been

Monica gulped and smiled nervously. "What are you doing here, Xavier?"Xavier still couldn't talk, so he waved her over and began typing on his phone. "Are you misunderstanding something, Mrs. Jones?"Monica read what he'd typed and studied Xavier worriedly. "Your voice still hasn't returned?"Xavier nodded and began typing again. "Yvonne messed with me. That's why I'm here.""That bitch—" Monica quickly corrected herself, smiling apologetically. "She's that capable? How did I never realize?"Xavier thought to himself, "Kayla really is her daughter. Both of them are so dumb. They still haven't realized that Yvonne isn't someone they want to mess with."Just then, Yvonne's assistant entered the room to inform them. "Ms. Miller isn't feeling well, so she won't be coming in for the next few days. She also asked me to express her apologies to both of you." She relayed Yvonne's message and bowed her head. "I apologize for making you come all the way down here."Yvonne had clearly expected t

When Andy Swift woke up and saw Yvonne's text, he immediately called her, worried that she might be in trouble."I'm kind of in deep water back here, so I can only turn to foreign partners," Yvonne explained softly. "Try to find a company with a low price but decent quality. You know what I want."Andy patted his chest confidently. "Sure thing! Leave it to me!"After that, the two of them began chatting casually. Andy was her partner and her second-in-command at QT, but to the public, he was known as the CEO of QT. Yvonne only worked behind the scenes, so not many people knew who she was. Before returning to the country, Yvonne had given Andy full reign over the company, intending to pass it on to him as well. However, Andy had yet to accept her offer.Yvonne was about to bring the topic up again when Andy suddenly shouted, "Right! Someone from Muguet contacted us last week. They're proposing a collaboration to come up with a new perfume. We'll be in charge of designing the bottle."Mu

"My boyfriend!" Rachel grinned, not forgetting to send a kissing emoji to the other person. "He needs some decent clothes for an event. It'll be too much trouble to always rent some."Yvonne frowned. "Why can't he buy them himself?""He just started working. How could he have so much money?"Yvonne wanted to say something but kept quiet when she saw how happy Rachel looked. What if she was thinking too much? She probably shouldn't be making assumptions when she hadn't even met the man yet. "I guess it's fine since it's not much to you." Yvonne gave in. "But you better keep your money under lock and key. Don't blindly believe everything he says, especially when it comes to large sums.""Got it!"…Yvonne received a text from Andy after three days saying that he'd found a supplier and jewelry crafting company for her. The other party had cooperated happily when they heard that this was for Ms. Y. While Yvonne wasn't happy that Andy had used her organizational name, she gave him credit f

A man came running over, pausing when he saw Yvonne. Yvonne was used to the scornful and mocking looks he was trying to conceal. He was definitely another member of the family trying to make fun of her.The man was slightly older than her. While he shared facial similarities with the rest of the Andersons, he definitely seemed like a womanizer. "Hi, Sis. My name's Benjamin."Yvonne immediately realized that he was Noah's younger brother. She flashed him a polite smile. "Hello."Benjamin was about to say something else when Stephen walked into the house, completely ignoring him. Naturally, Yvonne walked past Benjamin and followed Stephen hurriedly. Benjamin watched the couple, sneering silently. "You blind bastard, do you think you're still the same man you were back then?"Noah stopped beside Benjamin and warned him with a frown. "Don't provoke him.""Alright." Benjamin couldn't understand. "Noah, you're the one in charge of Anderson Group now. Why are you still so afraid of him? He's